Oscar Shortlists: ‘Sinners’ and ‘Wicked: For Good’ Net Most Mentions, ‘Sirāt’ Makes Sound Waves 
‘The Housemaid’ Review: Going From Booktok to Big Screen Saps Thriller of Sexiness and Fun [D] 
‘Fallout’ Season Two Review: Bring Back My Ghouls [A-] 
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: Feliz Na’vi Dads [B+] 
San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Tops in Picture, Director, Actor 
Southern Eastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) Awards: ‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Top Most Wins 
Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Rules with 8 Wins 
Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC): ‘Grand Tour,’ ‘The Mastermind’ and ‘Misericordia’ Highlight Unique Set of Nominations 
Oscar Shortlists: ‘Sinners’ and ‘Wicked: For Good’ Net Most Mentions, ‘Sirāt’ Makes Sound Waves 
On the Shelf: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’ trilogy, ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,’ ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia,’ ‘Walking Tall’ and the ‘Babe’ Films Arrive on 4K Blu-ray Releases for Week of December 15 
2026 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist Checks In After Week One of Precursors 
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November) 
Lone Survivor? Llewyn Davis sure isn’t
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PGA buys Dallas, but leaves Llewyn Davis outside
If there is anything today’s PGA nominations confirmed, it’s that Dallas Buyers Club is beginning to look more and more like a good bet for... Read More
Our Gold Rush Gang predicts the WGA nominees
Through a haze of champagne, we are going to try to look ahead with our Gold Rush Gang today to Friday, when the Writers Guild... Read More
Our Gold Rush Gang predicts the PGA nominees
We are in the lull of the season, with most people either still digesting Christmas dinner or preparing their firecrackers for New Years Eve (except... Read More
Central Ohio Film Critics Association nominees
The deluge of lists with critics nominations and/or awards has died down a bit, but luckily the fine people of Central Ohio have given us... Read More
December forum polls, part two: the race solidifies
As December draws to a close, our second forum poll series of the month sees what a few weeks of critics awards (okay, and SAG) can... Read More
12 YEARS A SLAVE LEADS VANCOUVER FILM CRITICS CIRCLE INTERNATIONAL NOMINATIONS LIST WITH SIX NODS
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave leads all films in the Vancouver Film Critics Circle’s International category with six nominations. Based on the memoir of... Read More
2013 In Review: A Year for Comebacks
by Aldo Álvareztostado. Six years ago, Radiohead released In Rainbows, an album that has aged well and in that time reminded the world of the key... Read More
Oscar Shocker: The Past and Wadjda Don’t Make the Foreign Film Shortlist
The shortlist for the Foreign Language Film Oscar was revealed today and most notably for what was missing rather than what made it. Iran’s The... Read More
Oscars® Trailer with Ellen DeGeneres and a lot of dancing
The teaser for the Oscars is here and it’s a light little frolic and a damn bit of fun, too.... Read More
‘The Housemaid’ Review: Going From Booktok to Big Screen Saps Thriller of Sexiness and Fun [D] 
‘Fallout’ Season Two Review: Bring Back My Ghouls [A-] 
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: Feliz Na’vi Dads [B+]